Margaret of Austria

Creator:

Hey, Jean, fl. ca. 1480-ca. 1504

Published/Created:

ca. 1490

Physical Description:

32.7 x 23 cm

Date Depicted:

1975
500 AD - 1499 AD

Materials:

oil on oak panel

Notes:

The Flemish hood is introduced at the end of the fifteenth century. It is snood-like in back and has a turned-back lappet in front.

Abstract:

Paralleling the development of soaring arches in French architecture, headdresses are tall. A variety of forms include the steeple, the butterfly, the heart-shaped headdress, and the horned hennin. No hair is visible with the headdress. Often the head and neck are shaved. Eyebrows are plucked to a fine line or removed entirely. The face has a fragile, porcelain-like appearance. At the center of the forehead is a black velvet loop which is probably wired and attached to the headdress. To soften the line between the headdress and face, transparent veils are placed under and over the headdress. Some veils are four feet long.

Topics:

Costume -- Europe -- History -- (LC)
Painting -- Netherlands -- 15th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Gothic (Medieval)

Culture:

Netherlandish

Accession Number:

4389-102

Genre:

costume (mode of fashion) (AAT)
paintings (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Clothing & Accessories
Paintings & Drawings

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Related Exhibit or Resource:

French-Burgundian: 1380-1500: Hair and Headdresses: Women

Source Creator:

Button, Jeanne and Sbarge, Stephen

Source Title:

History of Costume, In Slides, Notes and Commentaries: Volume 2

Source Created:

New York, NY
Theatre Arts Slide Presentations
1975

Call Number:

GT513 +B87 2 (LC)

Orbis Barcode:

39002051938489

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Original Repository:

New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art

OID:

10596410

PID:

digcoll:1861434